yearling

year·ling (yir′liŋ)

noun

an animal one year old or in its second year
Horse Racing a horse one year old: all thoroughbreds' birthdays are arbitrarily set at January 1, at which time a foal born on any date of the preceding year is reckoned one year old

adjective

being a year old

Converse of object

buy: In 1935, they bought 15 yearlings at auction.
sell: They have 8 mares, selling the yearlings at Tattersalls annually.
have: I have a yearling Arab colt, a pony, & lease an Arab mare that is in foal for late March 96.
train: No trainer can train thoroughbred yearling and two year old's with learner riders.

Preposition: at

auction: In 1935, they bought 15 yearlings at auction.

Modifies a noun

filly: Holly Hughes - The colored yearling filly who was Holwell's " First born " pony last year.
heifer: Leading the consignment at £ 920 was a yearling heifer which sold to J Wilson of Lawn House, Hexham.
colt: Who did Mark Johnston put on to care for all the daily needs of the yearling colt Fight Your Corner?
sale: Street Cry's yearling sales results paralleled the respect deserved of the Grade One icon.
bull: Our payoff comes from selling our yearling bulls at a price we can dictate whereby we can turn a profit.
entry: The previous record since yearling entries were restarted for the premier classic in 1993 was 634 in that first year.

Preposition: in

sale: Will we get a new record price for a yearling in 2003 sales after losing more than 2,000 pregnancies this year?

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